Search Results: Titles starting with F from Fieldfare Books

Cambridge University Press, 1941. Hardcover. Good. This book looks at the dwindling numbers of Geese and Ducks throughout the world and what measures needed by various nations. The cover is stained along the spine.

Shetland Times Ltd, 1984-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. The Author built up a collection of field sketches of the island's birds and its from this collection that most of the illustrations of the book are taken. Visitor's to the world famous Fair Isle Bird Observatory regard the isle as unique.

UK: William Collins Sons and Co, 1982-01-01. 1st. Hardcover. Very good/Acceptable. Digby, R. David. NO. This is an excellent book for anyone who is interested in falcons. I stumbled across this book and found it very interesting and captivating. I also found that it was published by the Cornell University Press and the author was Dr. Tom Cade, the founder of the Peregrine Fund and pioneer for the revival of the species during the 1970's.Full of beautiful colour paintings and information, this book is sure to appeal to any bird enthusiast or book collector.

Hutchinson & Co. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. As over two hundred species of birds have been known to occur in the London district, although the actual species are few they represent a wide range of families and the differences between the various species of each can be easily made out =, as the birds are so tame.There are some foxing on the end pages and the page ends also the cover has faded around the edges.

John W Parker & Son, 1854. 6th. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This work is intended for a class of readers to whom more scientific details would be unacceptable, if not unintelligible. There are two pen inscriptions inside and slight foxing.The cover is worn and faded in parts also a small tear down the spine.

H W Cave & Co, 1933. 2nd edition. Paperback. Good/Fair. This is a handbook on the birds of Ceylon, an introduction to the varied and interesting bird life of the island. The cover is worn with a crease across the back and very worn around the edges and along the spine. The book is becoming loose from the spine.

Xs Books, 1985-07-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a concise guide to the waterfowl which may be kept in a garden, small enclosure or on a lake.Although initially wild these birds have become domesticated and will remain in captivity and breed without any problems.There are two stickers on the inside of the Jacket.

Redcliffe Press, 2009. 1st Edition. Like New. This book is a celebration of a vanished part of rural south Gloucestershire, and the founding of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge. This is the story of a farm that vanished to make way for modern housing. There is a signature inside by the Author but unable to see if it is genuine.

HarperCollins,Australia, 1988-12-31. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Australia has some of the most distinctive and curious birds in the world., this book is filled with beautiful colour photographs and tells you where to find them and what kind of habits to expect.

Methuen & Co, 1953. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book looks at the study of the flight of birds. The theory of the Aerofoil, the wind, speed and height and navigation. The spine is starting to become loose from the pages.

Sidgwick and Jackson, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A comprehensive monograph on the morphology, development, moulting and neurohormonal regulation of the plumage of birds. The structure, normal development and renewal of the different types of feather are described.The Jacket has been price clipped.

Barrons Educational Series Inc, 1986-08-01. 1st English language ed. Paperback. Like New/No Jacket. This book tells you all you need to know about proper food and feeding throughout the year, with a special section on help with nesting in house and garden.

Collins, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7x5x1. All you need to know about Bird Photography and taking better pictures described in over 200 locations.

Oxford University Press, 1999-07-08. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 5x1x8. All of Sri Lanka's 426 official avian species are described in the text and depicted in 48 stunning new colour plates. This book comes from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen.

USA: Princeton University Press, 1984-05-21. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. 235 x 160 mm. NO. 48 colour plates, 71 line drawings, and 303 maps. Describes 728 species, nearly all of which are illustrated in colour. Covers a vast geographical area, including much of Europe, East and Central Asia, and India. Habitats include steppe, desert, tundra, and subtropical forest. Translated from Russian by Natalia Bourso-Leland.Some damage to film cover on spine.

HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is the first field guide to the birds of Africa from Rhodesia to the Red Sea. Over 450 species are describe and illustrated: all the birds that a tourist is most likely to find.

Houghton Mifflin company, 1980. 4th Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. This book has 136 plates and all the species are now shown in colour. There is a name stamp inside.

UK: Collins, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable/NO. 197 x 132 mm. Williams, John G; Fennessy, R. NO. Small handwritten signature on outside of fly cover. A pocket field guide to the birds of East and Central Africa. John Williams was Curator of Birds at Nairobi's Coryndon Museum and was regarded as one of the sharpest field observers of his generation. Each bird is listed under identification by elimination, voice, size, habits and flight, distinctive plumage patterns and silhouettes and allied species.Some slight tears on some pages, cover corners rounded spine faded, notes and signature of previous owner.

Viking Australia, 1998-01-01. 6th. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. This book has over 132 superb full colour plates with 760 birds and 1000 black and white line illustrations.This sixth edition has been completely revised.

New Holland Publishers, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. This is a comprehensive guide to the 1251 species found in Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The spine has come away on one side but still intact inside. The Jacket is a little worn. This book comes from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen.